New governor, legislative session featured on New Mexico in Focus

This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Laura Paskus presents this month’s segment of “Our Land: New Mexico’s Environmental Past, Present and Future.” She sits down with Sen. Peter Wirth and Rep. Gail Armstrong to talk about proposed bills related to water and the environment that will be presented in the upcoming legislative session. They also look at how non-partisan issues, such as clean and accessible water, can be de-politicized.

Gene Grant and the Line opinion panelists look at the actions of New Mexico’s new governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham – from her cabinet picks, to her inauguration and her first days in office. They analyze some of her recent decisions, like her executive order to end PARCC testing. The Line also discusses some of the bills filed in advance of the start of next week’s legislative session, and debate the merits of Albuquerque City Council’s proposed ban on non-reusable plastics.

New Mexico PBS’ one-hour public affairs show New Mexico in Focus regularly airs Fridays at 7 p.m. and repeats Sundays at 7 a.m. on Channel 5.1, and Saturdays at 5 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. on Channel 9.1, except during pledge drives.

New Mexico in Focus is New Mexico PBS’ prime-time news magazine show covering the events, issues and people that are shaping life in New Mexico and the Southwest.

Hosted by Gene Grant, NMiF takes a multi-layered look at social, political, economic health, education, and arts issues, and explores them in-depth, with a critical eye to give them context beyond the "news of the moment."

The producer of New Mexico in Focus is Sarah Gustavus with associate producer Kathy Wimmer. NM PBS Public Affairs executive producer is Kevin McDonald.

Funding for New Mexico in Focus is provided by the McCune Charitable Foundation, the Neeper Natural History Programming Fund for KNME TV and viewers like you.